White Blood Cell Disorders

Your white blood cells may be affected by disorders such as pancytopenia, neutropenia, and eosinophilia. Understanding your symptoms and diagnosis can help you navigate between choices for treatment.
Microscopic view of stained blood smear with eosinophil on left and segmented neutrophil on right surrounded by red blood cells
What Are Eosinophils?
A stained blood smear seen under the microscope with a lymphocyte in the center surrounded by red blood cells and a couple of platelets to the right
What Are Lymphocytes?
An illustration of a segmented neutrophil among red blood cells
What Are Neutrophils?
Lab professional reading blood smear looking for white blood cell disorders
White Blood Cell Disorders Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know
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What Does It Mean When Neutrophils Are High During Pregnancy?
Man with neutropenia meets with doctor, both wearing masks for his protection from infection
Neutropenia
Lab professional analyzes peripheral blood smear for immature neutrophils and any abnormal cells
What Are Immature Neutrophils?
Person with hair loss from chemotherapy. Leukopenia may be seen in chemotherapy for cancer
Leukopenia
A woman is checked for fever at a clinic
Leukocytosis
Cancer patient discusses low white blood cell count with doctor
Low White Blood Cell Count
A fever and feeling run down are symptoms associated with high white blood cells
High White Blood Cell Count
Eosinophilia can be part of an allergic reaction
Eosinophilia
Two people taking neutropenic precautions with masks and hand sanitizer
What Are Neutropenic Precautions?
Degenerate neutrophils are identified with a blood test
What Are Degenerate Neutrophils?
Monocytes are a type of immune cell
High Monocytes May Indicate an Infection or Underlying Condition
All white blood cells are leukocytes
Leukopenia vs. Neutropenia: What Are the Differences?
A monocyte on a blood smear
What Is Monocytopenia?
Blood smear from chronic myeloid leukemia shows granulocytosis and immature blasts
Understanding Immature Granulocytes and Low or High Granulocyte Levels
Gloved hand holding a blood draw tube with the label "eosinophils count (EC) test".
Purpose of an Eosinophil (EOS) Blood Test
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What Is Neutropenic Fever?
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Congenital Neutropenia Symptoms, Treatment, and Life Expectancy
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What Is Benign Ethnic Neutropenia?
An ill woman checking her temperature in bed
Symptoms of Leukopenia
Lab technician with blood samples and medical chart
What Is Agranulocytosis?
I'm sick again!
What Are Primary Antibody Deficiency Disorders?
Nurse taking blood from patient in hospital
Overview of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS)
Preparing a blood smear for evaluation
What Is a Blood Smear Test?
3D rendered Illustration of anatomically correct Monocyte immune system defense cells
Monocyte Functions in the Body
A white blood cell.
Understanding White Blood Cells and Types of Immunity
Illustration of B-cells
B-Cells in Your Immune System
A doctor placing a blood sample down
What Causes Eosinophilia?
Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes White Blood Cells
Chemotherapy: drug injected into catheter in hand
What It Means If Absolute Neutrophils Are Low, High, or Normal
Doctor holding baby
An Overview of Pediatric Neutropenia
Neutrophil Cell
Cyclic Neutropenia Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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An Overview of White Blood Cell Disorders